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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020-09-01 Annual-Special Town Meeting Warrant TOWN OF BREWSTER ANNUAL TOWN MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 Barnstable, ss To : Roland W . Bassett, Jr. Constable of the Town of Brewster Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and inform the Town of Brewster inhabitants qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Stony Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road, on Saturday,. September 12, 2020, next, at 10 : 00 a . m . o' clock in the morning, then and there to act upon the following articles : CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE NO . 1 : To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds to defray Cape Cod Regional Technical High School charges and expenses for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021, as follows; DEPARTMENT EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 CAPE COD TECH $ 845r458 $ 753 , 875 $ 562, 646 ASSESSMENT DEBT ASSESSMENT New in FY20 $4891117 � 294 741 IL TOTAL ASSESSMENT 845 458 1 242 992 JF7 857 387 or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Cape Cod Technical School Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required ) ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE NO . 2* To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/ortransfer from available funds to defray the Elementary Schools' charges and expenses, for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021, as follows; DEPARTMENT EXPENDED]9APPROPORIATED REQUEES2TED FY2 20 021 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7 644 850 $ 71777F113 $7 , 971540 BUDGET SCHOOL FRINGE BENEFITS $ 2, 215 , 147 2 068 441 TOTALASSESSMENT& 9 708963 $21a2,260 $ 10 , 039 , 981 or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Elementary School Committee) ( Majority Vote Required ) NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE NO . 3w To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds to defray the Nauset Regional School District charges and expenses for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021,, as follows; DEPARTMENT EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 NAUSET — $ 10 , 397 , 696 $ 10 , 812 , 935 — $ 11 ,4761397 ASSESSMENT NAUSET DEBT —� 115 162 122 175 $ 122p645 ASSESSMENT TOTAL ASSESSMENT. $ 10 , 512 , 858 $ 10 , 935 , 110� � $ 11 , 599 , 042 or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Nauset Regional School Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required ) ASSESSMENT FORMULA FOR NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS ARTICLE NO . 4* To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of G . L. c.71, § 16B, to reallocate the sum of the member towns' contributions to the Nauset Regional School District in Fiscal Year 2022 in accordance with the Regional Agreement rather than the Education Reform Formula, so-called, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Nauset Regional School Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required ) TOWN OPERATING BUDGET ARTICLE NO. S : To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, for the purposes of supporting the offices, departments, boards and commissions of the Town of Brewster for Fiscal Year 2021, including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years, as follows; EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED DEPARTMENT FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Finance Committee $ 4, 821 $ 104,700 $ 130,500 Assessors $ 173,593 $ 130,307 $ 131,490 Accounting $ 309, 838 $ 226, 822 $ 221,999 Treasurer/ $ 254, 805 $ 275, 715 $ 286,465 Collector Information $ 258,513 $ 226,447 $ 267,427 Technology Legal $ 113,497 $ 175, 640 $ 165, 640 Moderator $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 Planning $ 154, 814 $ 171,315 $ 1741184 Select Board / Town $ 501, 924 $ 4807292 $489,999 Administration Town Clerk $ 185,080 $ 185,782 $ 2131490 Public Buildings $ 158, 893 $ 164, 121 $ 164,420 SUBTOTAL GENERAL $21116,077 $ 2, 141,441 $2,245,914 GOVERNMENT PUBLIC SAFETY Building $ 398, 008 $419, 608 $ 407, 134 Department Fire Department $ 21643, 716 $ 2,767, 280 $ 2, 846,338 Natural Resources $ 358, 958 $416, 831 $ 429,439 Police Department $ 2, 637,547 $ 2, 8341611 $ 2, 861, 915 Sealer of Weights & New in FY21 New in FY21 $ 9, 000 Measures SUBTOTAL PUBLIC $ 6, 0381228 $ 6,4381330 $ 6, 553, 826 SAFETY PUBLIC WORKS Public Works $ 11781, 859 $ 117281362 $ 1,933, 043 Snow & Ice $ 149, 001 $ 158, 644 $ 161, 817 Removal Street Lights $ 3, 252 $5, 515 $ 5, 515 SUBTOTAL PUBLIC $ 1,934, 112 $ 1189,521 $ 2, 100,375 WORKS EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED DEPARTMENT FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 HUMAN SERVICES Council on Aging $ 282,715 $ 343,425 $344, 809 Board of Health $ 244,395 $ 259, 893 $ 246, 076 Veteran' s Services $ 96, 883 $ 107,554 $ 140, 979 Public Assistance $ 125,740 $ 128, 634 $ 141, 620 SUBTOTAL HUMAN $ 749,734 $839,506 $ 873,484 SERVICES CULTURE & RECREATION Brewster Ladies $ 624, 120 $ 656,542 $ 663,459 Library Recreation $ 190, 073 $ 198,484 $ 197, 657 Memorial & $ 1, 500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 Veterans Day SUBTOTAL CULTURE $ 815, 693 $ 856,526 $862, 616 & RECREATION DEBT SERVICE Principal & Interest $ 2, 233, 660 $ 2, 288, 229 $ 2, 122, 287 SUBTOTAL DEBT $2, 233, 660 $ 2,288,229 $ 2, 122,287 SERVICE INSURANCE, UTILITIES & FRINGE BENEFITS General Insurance $435 ,574 $485,000 $445, 000 Utilities $ 374,315 $417, 171 $4251171 Fringe Benefits $ 31586, 130 $ 4, 150, 599 $ 4, 603, 156 Including OPEB SUBTOTAL $4, 396,020 $ 51052, 770 $ 51473,327 INSURANCE & FRINGE BENEFITS EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED DEPARTMENT , FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE & ASSESSMENTS Assessments $ 25 , 140 $ 27,540 $ 28, 040 Alewives $ 3,456 $4, 350 $ 4,350 General Stabilization $ 275,000 $ 0 $ 200, 000 Fund Local Service $ 34, 784 $ 35, 100 $40, 000 Funding SUBTOTAL OTHER $ 338,380 $ 66,990 $ 272,390 OEPRATING EXPENSE & ASSESSMENTS GRAND TOTAL OF $ 181621,903 $ 19, 576,313 $ 20,5041219 GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGETS Or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) GOLF DEPARTMENT RESERVE FUND ARTICLE NO . 6 * To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Golf Fund, in accordance with G . L. c.40, §5F, the sum of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS ($ 3, 503,565 ) for the purpose of offsetting costs for Fiscal Year 2021 associated with golf department related expenses including, but not limited to acquiring professional services and equipment, personnel and maintaining facilities and operations, including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years; all expenditures to be made by the Golf Department, subject to the approval of the Town Administrator, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) WATER DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND ARTICLE NO . 7 : To see if the Town will vote, in accordance with G . L. c. 44, § 53F1/2, to appropriate from Water Department receipts, transfer from available funds or otherwise fund the sum of TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS ($ 2, 637,454) for Fiscal Year 2021 costs associated with the operation of the Water Department including, but not limited to acquiring professional services and equipment, personnel and maintaining facilities and operations, including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years; all expenditures to be made by the Water Department, subject to the approval of the Town Administrator, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING ARTICLE NO . 8 : To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation Committee on the Fiscal Year 2021 Community Preservation Budget and to appropriate or reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual revenues or available funds forthe administrative and operating expenses of the Community Preservation Committee, the undertaking of Community Preservation Projects and all other necessary and proper expenses for the year; with each item considered a separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee, all as set forth below: - Estimated revenues FY21 a . Estimated FY21 tax surcharge $ 1, 0581000 b . Estimated FY21 state contribution ( 11 . 2%) $ 118, 496 c. FY21 Estimated Revenue Total : $ 1, 176,496 FY21 Appropriations and Allocations d . Historic Preservation Reserve appropriation ( 10%) $ 117, 650 e . Community Housing Reserve appropriation ( 10 % ) $ 117, 650 f. Open Space Reserve appropriation (50 %) $ 588, 248 g. Budgeted Reserve * (30 %) $ 352, 948 h . Total $ 1, 176,496 * 5 % of FY21 Estimated Total Revenues ($ 58, 825 ) is appropriated for Administrative Expense, leaving a net total of $ 294, 123 in Budgeted Reserve . Purpose Item Funding Source (s) Amount 1 Historic Preservation a . Designated Reserves for Transfer to reserve Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 117, 650 Historic Preservation from estimated annual estimated annual revenues in accordance revenues with G . L. c. 44B, § 6 Sub-total $ 117,650 Purpose Item Funding Sources) Amount 2 Community Housing a . Town of Brewster — Payroll and operating Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $49,500 Town Administration - costs for Part Time estimated annual Housing Coordinator Housing Coordinator revenues position to assist public with affordable housing program b . Community Professional service Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 15, 000 Development costs associated with 2 estimated annual Partnership - Cape years of training revenues Housing Institute program equipping local elected and appointed officials and residents with knowledge and skills to support creation of more year- round affordable housing c. Designated Reserves Transfer to reserve Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 53, 150 for Community Housing from estimated annual estimated annual receipts in accordance revenues with G . L. c.44B, § 6 Sub-total $ 117, 650 3 Open Space a . Community Payment of debt Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 271, 695 Preservation Bonded principal and interest estimated annual Debt Service for the Jolly Whaler, revenues BBJ Property, and Bates Property bonds b . Community Payment of debt Appropriate $ 405 , 204 Preservation Loan Debt principal and interest $316, 553 from Fiscal Service for the Besse Year 2021 CPA Cartway/Long Pond estimated annual property loan revenues; transfer $ 88, 651 from Fund Balance Reserved for Open Space Sub-total $ 676,899 Purpose Item Funding Source (s) Amount 4 Reserves for Community Preservation a . Pleasant Bay Creation of an ADA Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 25, 000 Community Boating compliant dock on estimated annual Pleasant Bay revenues b . Brewster Stony Brook field Appropriate $ 425, 000 Whitecaps/Brewster improvements $ 269, 123 from Fiscal School Committee Year 2021 CPA estimated annual revenues : transfer $ 155, 877 from Budgeted Reserves for CPA c. Administration Expense Administration and Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 58, 825 operating expenses for estimated annual Community revenues Preservation Committee Subtotal $ 508,825 Grand Total $ 1,421,024 For Fiscal Year 2021 Community Preservation purposes, each item is considered a separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee; provided however, that the above expenditures may be conditional on the recording of the appropriate historic preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space restrictions for open space reserves, and housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures; meeting the requirements of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 184, Section 12 of the Community Preservation Act; Further, to sunset the administrative expense authorization at the close of the fiscal year and transfer any unused balance to the fund balance reserved for Community Preservation; And further, any revenues received in excess of the estimated receipts are transferred to their respective reserve fund balance (s ) for future appropriation using the allocation formula of 50 % Open Space, 10% Housing, 10 % Historical and 30% for Community Preservation Reserve . Or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Community Preservation Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required ) LAND ACQUISITION /Community Preservation Act ARTICLE NO . 9 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent domain, for conservation , watershed protection and/or passive recreation purposes pursuant to the provisions of G . L. Ch . 40, Sections 8C, 39B and 41 and Article 97 of the Articles of Amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution, approximately 10.41 acres located at 106 McGuerty Road , being a portion of Tax Map 94, Parcel 82, described in a deed recorded with the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 9429, page 212, with such parcel to be under the care, custody, control and management the Conservation Commission ; to appropriate the total sum of THREE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($ 395,500) to pay costs of the acquisition and costs incidental or related thereto, of which THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300,500) shall be transferred from the Community Preservation Fund Open Space Reserve and SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70, 000) shall be transferred from Water Enterprise Fund ; further, to transfer from Community Preservation Fund Open Space Reserve an additional sum of TWENTY- FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 25, 000) for the purpose of paying incidental and related costs, including, without limitation , costs for appraisals, surveys, grant applications and grant compliance; further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or the Conservation Commission to apply for, accept and expend any funds that may be provided by the Commonwealth or other public or private sources to defray all or a portion of the costs of said acquisition , including, but not limited to, grants and/or reimbursement from the Commonwealth under the Self-Help Act, G . L. Ch . 132A, Section 11 ( now, so-called LAND grants), and the Federal Land and Water Fund grants, which grants and/or funds so received shall be used to repay all or a portion of the sum transferred from the Community Preservation Fund hereunder; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant to the Brewster Conservation Trust or any other qualified organization a perpetual conservation and / or watershed preservation restriction pursuant to the provisions of G . L. Ch . 184, Sections 31-33, in compliance with G . L. Ch . 44B, Section 12 (a ), protecting the property for the purposes for which it is acquired , and to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the foregoing purposes, or take any other action relative thereto . ( Community Preservation Committee) (Two-Thirds Required ) CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES ARTICLE NO . 10 : To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds for the capital outlay expenditures listed below, including, in each case, all incidental and related costs, to be expended by the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, except School expenditures to be made by the School Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee; authorize leases and lease purchase agreements for more than three but not more than five years forthose items to be leased or lease purchased, and further that the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of Selectmen or School Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee for school items, be authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of equipment being replaced, all as set forth below: Department Item Funding Sources) / Amount Appropriation or Transfer 1 Select Board a . Town Hall Upgrades & Cost of Town Hall General Fund Free $ 10, 000 Office Reconfiguration facility upgrades & re- Cash configuring offices b . Council on Aging Re- Cost for re-insulating General Fund Free $30, 000 insulation Project portions of the Council Cash on Aging c. Town Hall Generator Professional services General Fund Free $ 50, 000 Project and costs for Cash purchasing and installing new Town Hall Generator, including all related materials and equipment d . Former Natural Professional Services General Fund Free $ 15 , 000 Resource Garage and costs related to Cash preparing property for disposition Sub-Total $ 105,000 2 Elementary School Department a . Stony Brook Roof Costs for repairs to the General Fund Free $ 15, 000 Repairs Stony Brook roof Cash Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount Appropriation or Transfer b . Technology Upgrades Ongoing information General Fund Free $ 65, 000 and Improvements system and equipment Cash improvements including but not limited to purchase of desktop computers, servers, productivity and office software, backup system, and other hardware/software, switches and access points for wi4i at Eddy and Stony Brook Elementary Schools c. HVAC, Plumbing, Professional services General Fund Free $ 25, 000 Electrical Maintenance & and costs for upgrades, Cash Repairs repairs and replacement of HVAC plumbing and electrical systems ( equipment, supplies and related software/hardware ) at Eddy and Stony Brook Elementary Schools d . Exterior & Interior Professional services General Fund Free $ 12, 500 Painting Project and costs for Cash interior/exterior painting at Eddy and Stony Brook Elementary Schools Sub -Total $ 117,500 Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount Appropriation or Transfer 3 Nauset Regional School District a . Capital Plan Projects Professional services Raise and $ 262, 138 and costs, including appropriate procuring, engineering, permitting, repair and maintenance of buildings, grounds, and equipment within the Nauset Middle School and Nauset High School Sub-Total $ 262,138 4 Natural Resources a . Beach and Landing Professional services General Fund Free $ 30,000 Repairs & and costs for repairs Cash Improvements and improvements to various public beaches and public landings throughout town Sub-Total $30, 000 Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount Appropriation or Transfer 5 Information Technology a . Payroll and Human Professional services General Fund Free $ 25, 000 Resources Software and costs related to Cash Upgrade the purchase of software, backup systems and other hardware/software for a payroll and Human Resources system b . Regional Orthoimagery Professional services Genera [ Fund Free $ 10, 043 and Planimetrics Project and costs related to Cash regional aerial photography and GIS data updates Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount Appropriation or Transfer c. Technology Upgrades Professional Services General Fund Free $ 15, 000 and Replacements and costs related to Cash information system and equipment improvements including but not limited to purchase of computers, servers, productivity and office software, backup systems and other hardware/software Sub-Total $ 50,043 6 Water Department a . Construction Account Costs for goods, Water Receipts $ 901000 materials and services Reserved for to maintain and repair Appropriation the Town's water system Sub-Total $ 90, 000 7 Department of Public Works a . Tree Work Professional Services General Fund Free $ 15, 000 tree work and/or Cash removal of trees that are deemed a safety hazard bythe Public Works Department b . Road & Drainage Projects Professional services, General Fund Free $ 50, 000 including engineering, Cash permitting and construction costs, for Town road maintenance and drainage projects c. Irrigation Projects Professional services, General Fund Free $ 15, 000 including engineering, Cash permitting and construction costs, for Town irrigation projects Sub-Total $ 80,000 8 Fire Department a . Personal Protective Costs for purchase of Ambulance Receipts $40, 000 Equipment personal protective Reserved for equipment Appropriation b . Vehicle Extrication Costs for purchase of Ambulance Receipts $ 50, 000 Equipment vehicle extrication Reserved for equipment Appropriation c. Scheduling & Equipment Costs for purchase of a Ambulance Receipts $ 15, 000 Maintenance Software scheduling & Reserved for equipment Appropriation maintenance software program Sub-Total $ 105,000 Grand Total $ 839,681 Or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) SPECIAL REVENUE FUND /Cable Franchise Fee Account ARTICLE NO . 11 * To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Cable Franchise Fee Special Revenue Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200, 000), for the purpose of offsetting costs associated with providing local cable television related purposes, the sum of including, but not limited to the general public purpose of supporting and promoting public access to the Brewster cable television system ; training in the use of local access equipment and facilities; access to community, municipal and educational meeting coverage; use and development of an institutional network and/or municipal information facilities; contracting with local cable programming services providers and/or any other appropriate cable related purposes, and including all incidental and related expenses, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND GIFTS ARTICLE NO . 12 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and Elementary School Committee to apply for and accept any and all grants or gifts from Federal, State, and local governments, charitable foundations, private corporations, and individual and private entities, and to expend those funds for the purposes for which grants are authorized; and to authorize the Treasurer, in anticipation of grant proceeds to borrow amounts under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) REPAIR AND RESURFACE TOWN ROADS/Chapter 90 Funds ARTICLE NO . 13 , To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept State Grants from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division ( Chapter 90), and to expend those funds for the purposes of state approved Chapter 90 projects, services, and purchases; and to authorize the Treasurer, in anticipation of grant proceeds to borrow amounts under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority, or take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) GENERAL STABILIZATION FUND ARTICLE NO . 14: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($ 1,000, 000) to the General Stabilization Fund pursuant to G . L. Ch . 40, Section 5B, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectman ) ( Majority Vote Required ) FIRE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ARTICLE NO . 15 * To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and International Association of Firefighters Local 3763, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) POLICE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ARTICLE NO . 16 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of moneyto be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Brewster Police Union , Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 332, AFL-CIO, for a term effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) - SEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ARTICLE NO . 17 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Service Employees International Union, Local 888, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) OPEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ARTICLE NO . 18 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be used fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) LADIES LIBRARY UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ARTICLE NO. 19 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items for the first fiscal year of the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Brewster Ladies Library Association and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, Brewster Library Employees, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) NON-UNION PERSONNEL WAGE FUNDING ARTICLE NO . 20 * To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from available funds a sum of money to fund wage and salary adjustments effective July 1, 2020 for eligible and non- union employees dictated by the Compensation Plan developed pursuant to the Personnel Bylaw, Section 364 of the Brewster Town Code, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) TOWN CODE AMENDMENT/Placement of Articles ARTICLE NO . 21* To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter 48, by revising Section 10 by inserting the underlined text, as follows; § 48- 10 Placement of articles . The Town will address the placement of articles on the Town Meeting warrant by lottery on the Town Meeting floor. All articles, excepting the Town 's operating budget, the schools operating budget, Capital and Special Project Expenditures Community Preservation Articles transfer from Capital Stabilization fund , transfer from General Stabilization fund the consent calendar and debt obligation articles shall be placed in a "fish bowl " or other suitable container to be drawn randomly by the Town Moderator, and each article shall be considered according to the order in which it is drawn ; provided, however, that articles deemed by the Moderator to be substantively related and best acted upon together, or articles so identified in the warrant, may in the Moderator' s discretion be treated as a single article for purposes of such drawing. Or to take any other action related thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) CITIZEN PETITON /Commercial Single- Use Plastic Water Bottle Ban ARTICLE NO . 22 : To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following as a general by-law and to insert it into the Code of the Town of Brewster Massachusetts . Section 1. Sale of Single-use Plastic Water Bottles Effective on September 1, 2021, it shall be unlawful to sell non-carbonated, unflavored drinking water in single-use plastic bottles of less than 1 gallon in the Town of Brewster. Enforcement of this regulation will begin September 1, 2021. Section 2. Definitions A single- use plastic bottle is a beverage container made from any type of plastic resin . Section 3 . Exemptions Sales or distribution of non-carbonated, unflavored drinking water in single-use plastic bottles occurring subsequent to a declaration of emergency ( by the Emergency Management Director or other duly authorized Town , County, Commonwealth or Federal Official ) affecting the availability and/or quality of drinking water to residents of the Town shall be exempt from this bylaw until seven days after the declaration has ended . Section 4. Enforcement Enforcement of this article shall be the responsibility of the Town Manager or his/her designee . The Town Manager shall determine the inspection process to be followed, incorporating the process into other Town duties as appropriate . Any establishment conducting sales in violation of this article shall be subject to a non-criminal disposition fine as specified in G . L. Chapter 40 § 21D . The following penalties apply: • First violation : Written warning • Second violation : $ 150 fine • Third and subsequent violation : $ 300 fine Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation, incurring additional fines. Any such fines collected shall be payable to the Town of Brewster. Rationale : Single-use plastic bottles impact environmental health, and the health and longevity of other species, who may ingest plastic as food . Ultimately, plastic re- enters the human food chain where the adverse consequences are both know and emerging. Plastics pollute and impact our environment across their lifecycle from production to use to disposal . Over 1, 500 single-use plastic water bottles are used and discarded in the U .S . per second . Elimination of the use of single- use plastic water bottles will have a significant impact on future plastic- based pollution including the nation's greenhouse gas footprint and is consistent with protection of the natural environment in Brewster, Barnstable County, our nation and our earth, which we have a common responsibility to protect and steward . ( Citizen Petition ) ( Majority Vote Required ) CITIZEN PETITON /5 Year Cost Estimate to Operate Dog Park ARTICLE NO . 23 : To see if the Town will direct the Board of Selectmen to require a 5-year estimated administration , operations and maintenance plan with proposed budget, to include the method and cost of addressing waste containment and disposal, to be presented to the taxpayers before Town meeting may allocate any Town land for the development of a Dog Park; or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen Petition ) ( Majority Vote Required ) CITIZEN PETITON /Climate Emergency and Net Zero Declaration ARTICLE NO . 24& To see if the Town will vote to approve the following: Be it resolved that the Town of Brewster recognizes that the climate emergency — driven by human activity including fossil fuel consumption and land use practices leading to global warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans, and melting ice sheets — poses a threat to the health, safety, and economic security of our residents, especially our children and future generations, and to our natural resources . The Town of Brewster therefore adopts the following policy objectives : ( 1) Reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Town to zero at the earliest technically and economically feasible time, and (2) Reduce the Town's vulnerability to climate change . Further, the Town requests that the Select Board and Town Administration integrate these priorities into their strategic planning efforts, direct all Town officers and departments to take such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy objectives, and actively engage the community in moving these initiatives forward . (Citizen Petition ) ( Majority Vote Required ) CITIZEN PETITION /Private Road Betterment ARTICLE NO. 25@ ARTICLE 157 — 9 and 157 — 20 Repair by Town . To see if the Town will vote, regarding only the number of abutters who must sign a petition requesting a road Betterment, to amend sections 9 and 20 of Article 157 as follows : Every instance of the words "more than fifty percent," "fifty percent plus one" or "majority" shall be replaced by the words "two-thirds" 66 . 7 % rounded up to the next highest whole number," or take any other action relative thereto . ( Citizen Group ) ( Majority Vote Required ) TOWN CODE AMENDMENT/Private Road Betterment ARTICLE NO . 26 * To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster, Chapter 157, by revising Section 20, as shown below, with text to be deleted noted by tFikethFGugh and text to be inserted show in bold and underline , as follows; § 157-20 Repair by Town . A. In the event that a group of property owners who own property on a private road which has been open for public use for at least five years wish the Town of Brewster to finance the repair of their private way, they shall engage an engineer experienced in road construction and repair who shall survey the road in question to develop a plan for the repair of that private road which shall take into consideration the need for additional drainage, new berms, driveway aprons to protect the edges of the repaired road, the filling of existing cracks and the application of one or more layers of bituminous concrete . Be The plan shall specify the projected useful life of the repaired private way, and in no event shall the projected use life be less than 15 years . All costs of preparing the plan, obtaining cost estimates and preparing the petition described below shall be the exclusive responsibility of the petitioners . Co After the plan has been prepared , the property owners ' engineer shall secure at least three bids from established contractors to complete the work outlined lin the engineer's plan . After receipt of the bids, the property owners shall prepare a petition to the Select Board for the Town of Brewster to finance the work in an amount certain, including a ten -percent contingency amount. The petition shall list the parcels by lot number and map number together with the owners ' names of record with a space for each owner to place his or her signature. The petition must state that each signature represents an irrevocable agreement by each signatory to repay to the Town of Brewster, through the mechanism of a betterment added to each owner's real estate tax bill, his or her pro-rata share of the total amount to be financed plus interest and administrative costs, which Town administrative costs shall not exceed 4% of the project. The petition shall not be presented to the Selectmen unless 50 % of all the abutters to the road plus one more abutter shall have agreed to the project and its financial commitment by having signed it. D . The petition, accompanied by the engineer's plan, a map of the private way to be repaired and backup for the cost estimates shall be submitted to the Selectmen ' s Office en " tee Nevemb " iz ' ^ . The Selectmen shall refer every such petition to the Assessor's Office for verification of signatures and confirmation that more than 50 % of abutters have signed . The Selectmen shall consider all submitted petitions that pass the Assessor' s examination e DeeembeF 3 . If the Selectmen determine that the proposed repairs are in the public interest and if the Selectmen determine that these repairs are within the financial capability of the Town , the Select Board shall refer each petition so determined to the Planning Board which shall conduct a public hearing on each petition e^ or b ":lE" -" FebFUaFY 28 to evaluate the plan, examine the cost estimates and hear from both the abutters and the general public. The Planning Board shall either endorse the plan by a simple majority vote and return it to the Selectmen , recommend changes in costs or scope of the plan or disapprove the plan by a simple majority vote . E. If the Planning Board approves any such plan, the Select Board may place the plan on the warrant for the " "A ^ " " any special or annual Town Meeting. If the Planning Board suggests modifications or changes in scope of costs, the Select Board may, at its option, send out proxies to the abutters noting scope and cost changes or it may return the project to the petitioners . If proxies are sent out, they must be returned at least 45 days prior to by MaFeh1 if the pizejeet is to be id d at the Annual Town Meeting at which they are to be considered . if the proxies are returned b � ",may- Aa;h-31- within such time . the Selectmen may place the project on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant, provided that more than 50% of the abutters approve the revisions. Long-term financing may be issued for said project by the Town for up to a fifteen-year period . F . If the mal Town Meeting votes to endorse and finance the project, the engineer who did the original plan shall be named " Project Manager. " He shall prepare a new request for quotations with the bids to be directed to the Town Administrator. The Project Manager and the Town Administrator shall select the best bid to do the work. The Project Manager shall advise the Superintendent of Public Works 48 hours in advance of each phase of the project and certify, in writing, to the Superintendent of Public Works that each phase of the work has been completed to the Project Manager' s satisfaction . The Superintendent of Public Works shall inspect the completed work and certify to the Town Accountant that the work is completed so that payment can be made . G . For a group of private roads within a subdivision in wh ; ,.h membership in a neigh " ^ -h ^ ^ � prepeFty ewner.s a 55 A. eiati ^ p is a Ute ,,., atiG ^ Rd ,+^ . .� the same procedure shall be used for any petition filed on or after July 1 , 2019 , provided that . (" SE) long a5 a majority of the owners of the lots abutting the group of private ways to be repaired signs the petition required by Subsection B above . Where a lot has frontage on , and derives access from , more than one group of roads, the owner of such lot shall be entitled to onto one vote. Owners of lots that are assessed as unbuildable and lots that may not be built upon pursuant to a deed restriction, conservation restriction or other recorded instrument shall not be entitled to vote and such lots shall not be subiect to betterment assessments hereunder. •] and H . The Town of Brewster shall incur no liability for any damages of any nature whatsoever arising from the project by virtue of the Town 's agreeing to finance any repair of a private subdivision way. The abutters who accept Town financing shall be deemed to have indemnified and held the Town harmless against any and all such claims . 1 . Any private way improved under the provisions of this bylaw need not be brought up to full Town road standards . Any private way improved under the provisions of this bylaw shall continue to remain a private way. ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid . Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed thisDh day of August 2020 . �� g�Q.rNin dCQu�G' Mar W. Chaffee, Chair Benjamin W. deRuyter, Vice Chair .Da.vid Wl ifhey Cynthia A. Bingham, Clerk David C. Whitney Fdwa id B OAOL cdaan Edward B . Chatelain I, Roland W . Bassett Jr, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify that I served the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of September 12, 2020 by posting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the IRtn day of August 2020 . Brewster Town Offices Cafe Alfresco Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House The Brewster General Store Millstone Liquors U . S . Post Office Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Con able Doc ID : 33baffb5dbb7b78372d8ad5cd0e1 2d021 d82b57b TOWN OF BREWSTER SPECIAL TOWN MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 Barnstable, ss To : Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Constable of the Town of Brewster Greetings : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and inform the Town of Brewster inhabitants qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Stony Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road , on Saturday, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020, next, at 10 : 05 a . m . o' clock in the morning, then and there to act upon the following articles : UNPAID BILLS ARTICLE NO . 1 : To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to an applicable statute or transfer from available funds for the payment, pursuant to G . L. c. 44, § 64, of unpaid bills from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on overdraft: Vendor Amount a . Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative $ 20,458 . 58 b . Division of Unemployment Assistance $ 50, 000. 00 c. Direct Energy $ 228 . 79 Total $ 70,687.37 Or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Nine-tenths Vote Required ) RESCIND DEBT AUTHORIZATION ARTICLE NO . 2a To see if the Town will vote to repeal or rescind unused borrowing authority authorized by previous town meetings, as follows; DEPARTMENT ITEM ARTICLE / TOWN AMOUNT TO BE MEETING RESCINDED Golf Reel Grinding Article 10 of the May $ 35, 000 Equipment 2019 Annual Town Meeting Golf Pick Up Truck Article 10 of the May $ 50, 000 2019 Annual Town Meeting Golf Well Recondition and Article 10 of the May $55, 000 Pump Replacement 2019 Annual Town Project Meeting Golf Clubhouse Fire Alarm Article 10 of the May $20 000 System 2019 Annual Town Meeting Golf Clubhouse Repairs Article 10 of the May $ 20, 000 2019 Annual Town Meeting or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) WATER DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND ARTICLE NO . 3s To see if the Town will vote to accept the provision of G . L. Ch . 44 Section 53F% in order to establish a Water Department Enterprise Fund for fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2020, and to transfer any funds remaining in the Water Department Reserve Fund as of June 30, 2020, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) HOME RULE PETITION /Conveyance of a Parcel of Land ARTICLE NO . 4 * To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to petition the General Court for special legislation authorizing the conveyance to the Town of the fee simple title to or a lesser interest in a portion or portions of the Nickerson State Forest for public way, sidewalk and/or shared path purposes and undertaking the Millstone Road project, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) PROPERTY VALUATION SERVICES ARTICLE NO . 5 * To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus account the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($ 80, 000 ) for the purposes of conducting revaluations of real and personal property and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals, enter into a contract or contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, or to take any other action relative thereto . ( Board of Assessors) ( Majority Vote Required ) You are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting *as aforesaid . Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this n th day of August 2020 . l,Ui� F�ja.,r-,�h dc�2ayfer Mary W. Chaffee, Chair Benjamin W. deRuyter, Vice Chair G�gi�ylla m k9z V" Cynthia A. Bingham, Clerk David C. Whitney Ed�✓a.rd B G�a�l-�La.;h Edward B . Chatelain I, Roland W. Bassett Jr, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify that I served the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of September 12, 2020 by posting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the 19th day of August 2020 . Brewster Town Offices Cafe Alfresco Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House The Brewster General Store Millstone Liquors U . S . Post Office Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Constable Doc ID : 33baffb5dbb7b78372d8ad5cd0e12d021d82b57b